[BUG] Autosave toggle and slider have no effect

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Hi all. I'm enjoying the game except for one thing - the autosave delay.

Somehow the game has decided that I need to autosave every turn - which results in annoying delay between each turn. The rest of the game runs absolutely smoothly.

In an attempt to fix this I've tried:

1. Autosave off.

2. Autosave on, turns until save 25

3. Autosave off, turns until save 25

4. Autosave on, turns until save 0

5. Autosave off, turns until save 0

6. Autosave on, turns until save 13

7. Autosave off, turns until save 13

8. Deleted ini/prefs file in My Documents and the x86 Program files install directory

9. Edited ini/prefs file in My Docs and install directory - adding Game options section to the ini that didn't have one with the save options lines.

10. Uninstalled, deleted game folders, deleted reg entries, deleted ini/prefs - re-installed. Nothing I've tried changes the autosave from running every turn.

Anyone have a fix for this? Help? Bueller?

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Reply #1 from Elemental Forums Top

Are you sure it's auto saving every turn, and not just pausing as the AI thinks in between turns?  Have you looked at your saved games to verify it's actually saving every turn?

Reply #2 from Elemental Forums Top

[GameOptions]
AutoTurn=0
EnableToolTips=1
UseLocalizedData=1
EnableMods=0
ScreenShotFormat=0
MapEditorCampaign=0
ToolTipsDelay=100
FollowSelectedUnit=0
ZoomToCursor=1
ZoomCityBuildMode=0
ManualImprovementPlacement=1
TutorialPopups=0
HighlightCursor=1
AutoSave=1
AutoSaveTurns=5
BattleThreshold=0
BattleAnimSpeed=0
AllowUnitBattleMovementWithinTile=0
AutoSelectNextUnit=0
AutoStationNewUnits=0
QuickMove=0
TurnTimer=10
EnableTurnTimer=1

This it the copy of my Game options and the AutoSave happens every 5 turns for me. This was in the documents folder under Pref.ini

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Reply #3 from Elemental Forums Top

The relevant settings in my Pref.ini are the same.

I'm sure it's not just turn resolution because I see the autosaves coming back after deletion even after I've disabled them and adjusted the toggle. They're always one second or so apart. (Scenarioautosave and ScenarioPreviousAutosave).

Hopefully a patch will come out that addresses this either deliberately or accidentally.

Reply #4 from Elemental Forums Top


Are you sure it is not STEAM that is bring back the autosaves? There is a STEAM option to turn this off.